Japanese Submitted Surnames

Aba Japanese
Variant reading of Yasunami.

Aba Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿波 (see Awa 1 or Awa 2).

Abara Japanese
formed with 空 (a, sora) meaning "sky" and 原 (hara) meaning "field".

Abi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).

Abiko Japanese
From 安 (a) "peaceful, cheap, rested, low" or 我 (a) meaning "I, me, myself, selfish, oneself, ego" combined with 孫 (bi) meaning "grandchild", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat"... [more]

Abiru Japanese
From Japanese 畔蒜 (Abiru) meaning "Abiru", a manor that was in the former district of Ahiru in the former Japanese province of Kazusa in parts of present-day Chiba, Japan.... [more]

Abo Japanese (Rare)
阿 A ("Nook") and Bo for "Protect".

Abu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).

Abukawa Japanese
From Japanese 虻 (abu) meaning "horsefly" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Abukumagawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿武隈川 (Abukumagawa) meaning "Abukuma River", a river that flows through the prefectures of Fukushima and Miyagi in Japan.

Abura Japanese (Rare)
From 油 (abura) meaning "oil".

Aburada Japanese
Abura means "oil" and da means "field, rice paddy."

Aburagai Japanese
A variant of Aburatani.

Aburagaya Japanese
A variant of Aburatani.

Aburai Japanese (Rare)
Abura means "oil" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Aburata Japanese
Abura means "oil" and ta means "field, rice paddy".

Aburatani Japanese
Abura means "oil" and tani means "valley".

Aburaya Japanese (Rare)
A variant of Aburatani. ... [more]

Abuya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿武屋 (Abuya) meaning "Abu Store", from 阿武 (Abu) meaning "Abu", a district in the prefecture of Yamaguchi in Japan.

Achi Japanese
Achi means "distant, remote".

Achikita Japanese (Rare)
遥 (Achi) means "distant, remote" and 北 (kita) means "north".

Achiku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿竹 (see Atake).

Adachi Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace" or 足 (a) meaning "leg, foot" and 達 (tachi), a plural marker, or 立 (tachi) meaning "stand".

Adachibara Japanese
Variant of Adachihara.

Adachihara Japanese
A means "leg, limb, step", dachi is a form of tachi meaning "stand", and hara means "plain". ... [more]

Adachiwara Japanese
Variant of Adachihara.

Adzuchi Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.

Aga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Agada Japanese
Variant of Agata.

Agarie Japanese
From Japanese 東 (agari) meaning "east" combined with 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay".

Agata Japanese (Rare)
(Agata) written as 県, means "prefecture, county, countryside, subdivision, district".

Agatsuma Japanese (Rare)
From 上 (aga) meaning "upper, top, above" and 妻 (tsuma) meaning "wife, spouse".... [more]

Agawa Japanese
阿 (A) means "nook, flatter, corner" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".... [more]

Ageha Japanese
From Japanese 上 (age) meaning "above" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers".

Aguni Japanese
From the Japanese 粟 (a or awa) "foxtail millet" and 國 or 国 (kuni, guni or koku) "country."

Aha Japanese
Variant reading of Yasunami.

Aha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿波 (see Awa 1 or Awa 2).

Ahama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿 (a), a phonetic character and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach; seashore".

Ahane Japanese (Rare)
亜 (A) means "second, Asia", 波 (ha) means "wave", 根 (ne) means "source, root". ... [more]

Ahara Japanese
A means "second, Asia" and hara means "field, plain".

Ahiru Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru) or 安蒜 (see Ambiru).

Ai Japanese
From Japanese 阿 (a) meaning "ridge, eaves, corner" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Aiba Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual" or 饗 (ai) meaning "banquet", combined with 馬 (ba) meaning "horse", 場 (ba) meaning "location", 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers", 庭 (ba) meaning "courtyard" or 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf".

Aibana Japanese
From Japanese 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo" combined with 花 (hana, bana, ka) meaning "flower".

Aibara Japanese
Variant of Aihara.

Aibu Japanese

Aichi Japanese
Kazuo Aichi is a politician.

Aida Japanese
Ai could mean "fit, suit, join", "indigo", or "together, mutual". Da is a form of ta meaning "rice paddy, wilderness, field".

Aida Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aida Japanese
From Japanese 会 (ai) meaning "meeting, gathering" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aido Japanese

Aidoh Japanese

Aidou Japanese

Aigawa Japanese
Variant of Aikawa.

Aiguchi Japanese
Variant of Aikuchi.

Aihara Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Aikawa Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Aikawa Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Aiki Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Aikou Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love" combined with 甲 (kou) meaning "armor, first class".

Aikuchi Japanese
合 (Ai) means "suit, join" and 口 (kuchi) means "mouth, opening".

Aikuzawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 愛久沢 or 愛久澤 (see Akuzawa 1 or Akuzawa 2).

Aikyo Japanese (Rare)
愛 (Ai) means "love, affection", and 敬 (kyo) means "respect".... [more]

Aikyou Japanese
Ai means "love, affection" and kyo means "respect".

Aimi Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "see".

Aimoto Japanese
Aimoto is often written as 愛 (ai) meaning "love, reverence, affection" or 相 (ai) meaning "together, each other, aspect, mutual" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin, root".

Aimura Japanese
Ai can mean "together, join" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Ainara Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual, reciprocal, with one another", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" and 良 (ra) meaning "good".

Aino Japanese (Rare)
Means "of love" or "of the love" in japanese. A notable name bearer is a fictional character "Minako Aino" in the "Sailor Moon" anime... [more]

Ainuma Japanese
Ai means "unit, join" and numa means "swamp, marsh".

Aioi Japanese

Aisaka Japanese (Rare)
Ai means "Indigo (blueish)", and Saka means "Hill,Slope".In 2014 Aisaka was ranked #9,579 for most used surnames in Japan and had only 5 occurrences that year. It's more popular in the U.S. than in the country it originated from... [more]

Aisaki Japanese
Ai can mean "indigo", "love, affection" or "together, join" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Aisawa Japanese
Ai can mean "affection, love", "join, together" or "indigo" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".

Aishi Japanese (Anglicized, Rare)

Aita Japanese
Variant of Aida.

Aito Japanese

Aitoh Japanese

Aitou Japanese

Aiuchi Japanese
Ai (愛) means 'love', and Uchi (内) means 'inside'.

Aiuchi Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Aiwara Japanese
A variant of Aihara.

Aiyama Japanese
Ai can mean "together, join", "love, affection" or "indigo" and yama means "mountain".

Aizaka Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Aisaka.

Aizaki Japanese
Variant of Aisaki.

Aizawa Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Aizawa Japanese
Variant reading of 阿久沢 or 阿久澤 (see Akuzawa 2).

Ajari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Azeri.

Ajiyari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Azeri.

Akaashi Japanese
Comes from the kanji "赤" meaning "red", and "葦" meaning "reed", or alternatively, "足" that means "leg"

Akada Japanese
Aka meant "red" and da comes from ta meaning "rice patty, field".

Akae Japanese

Akaeda Japanese
Aka means "red" and eda means "branch, bough, twig."

Akagawa Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Akagi Japanese
Means "red tree" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 赤 (red) and 木 (tree).

Akahane Japanese
Variant of Akabane.

Akahira Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 平 (hira) meaning "level, even, peaceful".

Akahori Japanese
Aka means "red" and hori means "mound, hill."

Akahoshi Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 星 (hoshi) meaning "star".

Akaike Japanese (Rare)
丹 (Aka) means "red" and 池 (ike) means "pool, pond".

Akaiwa Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red, vermilion" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Akaji Japanese

Akaki Japanese
Aka means "red, crimson, vermilion" and ki means "tree, wood".

Akamakka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red", referring to pinus densiflora, and 真下 (makka) meaning "(literally) down; below; beneath", referring to low lands.... [more]

Akamatsuka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 赤真下 (see Akamakka).

Akame Japanese
This surname can derive from a location: Akame Forty-eight Waterfalls (near Nabari, Mie prefecture, Kansai region). Asides from being a popular hiking spot, the waterfalls are rumored to be the training location for ninja hundreds of years ago... [more]

Akamine Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "mountain peak, mountain ridge".

Akamori Japanese (Rare)
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest."... [more]

Akamura Japanese
Aka means "red" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Akana Japanese (Rare)

Akanami Japanese
Aka means "red" and nami means "wave".

Akane Japanese
Aka means "red, crimson, vermilion" and ne means "root".

Akanishi Japanese
Means "red west" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 赤 (red) and 西 (west).

Akano Japanese
(Aka) 赤 means "red, crimson, vermilion" and (no) 野 means "wilderness, plain, field".

Akanuma Japanese
Aka means "red" and numa means "swamp, marsh".

Akao Japanese
Aka means "red" and o means "tail".

Akasaka Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Akasaki Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 崎 or 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Akase Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Akashi Japanese
From Japanese 明 (aka) meaning "bright" and 石 (shi) meaning "stone".

Akashiro Japanese
赤 (Aka) means "red" and 城 (shiro) means "castle".... [more]

Akashita Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) or 丹 (aka) both meaning "red" combined with 下 (shita) meaning "below, down, descend, give, low, inferior". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akata Japanese
Variant of Akada.

Akatsuka Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Akatsuki Japanese
丹 (Aka) means "red" and 月 (tsuki) means "month, moon". This surname is a reference to what the moon looks like during a lunar eclipse.... [more]

Akawa Japanese
A means "second, Asia" and kawa means "river, stream".

Akazaka Japanese
Variant of Akasaka.

Akazaki Japanese
Variant of Akasaki.

Akazuki Japanese
Variant of Akatsuki.

Akechi Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright" and 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect".

Akehisa Japanese
Ale means "bright" and hisa means "long time ago, lasting".

Akemi Japanese
Ake means "bright" and mi means "mindset, view".... [more]

Akeyoshi Japanese

Aki Japanese
Aki commonly means "Autumn" and "Bright,Luminous" as a first name and surname,but there's also "Rising Sun", "Crystal (Ball)" ,"Brightness,Luster" or "Obvious,Clear". First name Aki has far more kanji possibilities.

Akiba Japanese
From the Japanese 秋 (aki) "autumn" and 葉 (ha or ba) "leaf."

Akibara Japanese
This surname combines 昭 (shou, aki) meaning "shining, bright", 秋 (shuu, aki, toki) meaning "autumn" or 穐 with the same sounds and meaning with 原 (gen, hara) meaning "field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness."

Akida Japanese
Variant of Akita.

Akigai Japanese
Variant of Akitani.

Akigaya Japanese
Variant of Akitani.

Akihara Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn; fall" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field".... [more]

Akijima Japanese
Variant of Akishima.

Akimaru Japanese
Aki can mean "bright, luminous" or "autumn". Maru means "circle, round".

Akimoto Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 元 or 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Akimura Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Akinai Japanese (Rare)
Variant form of Akinashi.

Akinashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 秋なし (aki nashi) meaning "no autumn". This is due to the absence of 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" in 春夏冬 (haru-natsu-fuyu) meaning "spring, summer, winter".

Akine Japanese
Aki means "autumn" and ne means "root".

Akino Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" or 乃 (no) meaning "from".

Akinuma Japanese
Aki can mean "autumn", and numa means "swamp, marsh".

Akioka Japanese
Aki means "autumn" and oka means "hill".

Akisato Japanese
秋 (Aki) means "autumn" and 里 (sato) means "village, ri: unit of measurement, league, parent's home". ... [more]

Akisawa Japanese
Aki can mean "autumn" and sawa means "swamp".

Akishima Japanese
Aki can mean "autumn" or "bright" and shima means "island".... [more]

Akishino Japanese
秋 (Aki) means "autumn" and 篠 (shino) means "dwarf bamboo".

Akita Japanese
This surname can be used as 秋田, 明田, 穐田, 飽田 or 阿北 with 秋/穐 (shuu, aki, toki) meaning "autumn," 明 (mei, myou, min, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aki.raka, a.keru, -a.ke, a.ku(ru), a.kasu) meaning "clear," 飽 (hou, a.kiru, a.kasu, a.ku, aki) meaning "boredom," 阿 (a, o, omone.ru, kuma) meaning "corner, nook," 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field" and 北 (hou, kita) meaning "north."... [more]

Akitani Japanese
Aki can means "bright" or "autumn" and tani means "valley".

Akitaya Japanese

Akiwara Japanese
Aki means "autumn" and wara means "plain, field".

Akiya Japanese (Rare)
A bearer of this surname is Tomoko Akiya (秋谷 智子, born May 14, 1976) is a Japanese voice actress. Her best-known role is voicing Hazuki Fujiwara in the Ojamajo Doremi series, and Suzume Mizuno in Zatch Bell.

Akiyoshi Japanese
Aki can mean "bright" or "autumn", and yoshi can mean "good luck, fortune".

Akizawa Japanese
A variant of Akisawa.

Akizora Japanese
can be made with the kanji 旻(akizora) meaning "autumn sky" or the word 秋空 (akizora) meaning "autumn sky".

Akizuki Japanese
The Akizuki clan is a Japanese noble family.

Akuda Japanese

Akui Japanese
A means "nook", ku means "long time ago, lasting" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".... [more]

Akusawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 愛久沢 or 愛久澤 (see Akuzawa 1) or 阿久沢, 阿久澤, 愛久沢, 愛久澤, 悪沢, or 悪澤 (see Akuzawa 2).

Akuta Japanese

Akutagawa Japanese
Akuta (芥) means "mustard", kawa (川) means "river", kawa changes to gawa due to rendaku. Notable bearers of this surname are Ryuunosuke Akutagawa (芥川龍之介), a Japanese writer and Ryuunosuke Akutagawa from Bungou Stray dogs who shares the same name.

Akutakawa Japanese

Akutsu Japanese
From Japanese 阿 (a) meaning "ridge, eaves, corner", 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour".

Akuzawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 愛久沢 (Akuzawa) meaning "Akuzawa", a former large village in the former Japanese province of Kaga in parts of present-day Ishikawa, Japan.... [more]

Akuzawa Japanese
From Japanese 阿久沢 (Akuzawa), a variant spelling of 悪沢 (Akuzawa) meaning "Akuzawa", a division in the area of Azuma in the city of Midori in the prefecture of Gumma in Japan.... [more]

Ama Japanese
From Japanese 阿万 (Ama) meaning "Ama", a former villa in the former district of Mihara in the former Japanese province of Awaji in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.... [more]

Amachi Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]

Amada Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Amada Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万田 (see Amata).

Amagai Japanese
This is a variation of Japanese surname Amaya. Ama means "Heaven(ly)" and Gai means "Valley".

Amagawa Japanese
From the Japanese 天 (ama or ten) "heaven," 塰 (ama) the title of a Noh play or 余 (ama) "complimentary" and 川 or 河 (gawa or kawa) "river."

Amagaya Japanese
Variant of Amaya.

Amagi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle".

Amago Japanese

Amai Japanese
This surname is used as 天井 or 甘井 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 甘 (kan, ama.i, ama.eru, ama.yakasu, uma.i) meaning "be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet" and 井 (shou, sei, i) meaning "community, town, well, well crib."

Amaji Japanese
Ama means "heaven, sky" and ji means "soil, ground".

Amajiki Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 喰 (jiki) meaning "eating"

Amaki Japanese
Ama can mean "heaven" and ki means "wood, tree."... [more]

Amami Japanese
amami is a surname which can mean heavenly beauty, heavenly truth, or heavenly ocean. the first meaning is made up of the kanji 天 (ama) meaning heaven and 美 (mi) meaning beauty. the second meaning consists of 天 (ama) and 実 (mi) meaning truth... [more]

Amamiya Japanese
From Japanese 雨 (ama) meaning "rain" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actress and singer Sora Amamiya (雨宮 天 Amamiya Sora, 1993–).

Amamiya Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya), also written 天宮 and 尼宮.

Aman Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万 or 阿萬 (see Ama).

Amanda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万田 (see Amata).

Amano Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field; plain".

Amanomiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨ノ宮 or 雨之宮 (see Amenomiya).

Amao Japanese
Aka can mean "sweet" or "heaven" and o means "tail".

Amari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 甘 (ama) meaning "sweet" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit".

Amase Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids; current".

Amata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field".

Amatani Japanese
天 (Ama) means "heaven" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley". This is the pronunciation of it in western Japan.

Amatsubo Japanese (Rare)
Means "rainy atrium, rainy courtyards". From Japanese 雨 meaning "rain", and "坪" meaning "(inner)garden, atrium, courtyard". A famous bearer is Mitsumasa Amatsubo.

Amaya Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Ambiru Japanese
Form of Abiru but written 安蒜.

Ambo Japanese

Ambu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).

Amemiya Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya).

Amenomiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 雨宮 (Amenomiya) meaning "Amenomiya", a former area in the district of Hanishina in the former Japanese province of Shinano in parts of present-day Nagano in Japan or an area in the same location in the city of Chikuma in the prefecture of Nagano in Japan.... [more]

Amenomori Japanese
"Forest of rain."

Ametsuchi Japanese
Means "Heaven & Earth" in Japanese

Amido Japanese
Variant reading of Amito.

Amigasaya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 編笠屋 (Amigasaya) meaning "Amigasa Store", from 編笠 (amigasa) meaning "braided hats", referring to a store that sells braided hats.

Amigawa Japanese
Variant of Amikawa.

Amikawa Japanese

Amikura Japanese

Amimiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya).

Amino Japanese
A could mean "second, asia, nook", mi could mean "view" and no means "field".

Amito Japanese
Means "doorway with an insect net" in Japanese.

Ampiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).

Ampo Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect, maintain".

Amu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).

Amuro Japanese
Written with the kanji meaning "relax, cheap, inexpensive, low, rested, peaceful" and "room".

Amuro Japanese
Possibly means "funeral home" in Japanese.

Amusan Japanese (Rare)
The Amusan Clan (秋道一族, Amusan Ichizoku) is a prominent clan in Kanazawa. Since its disbandment, most of its known members reside in Neuilly-sur-Seine ,Britain and Washington D.C.

Anabuki Japanese
穴 (Ana) means "hole, pit" and 吹 (buki) means "blow into".

Anai Japanese
From Japanese 穴 (ana) meaning "hole, pit" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Anami Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿波 (see Awa 1 or Awa 2).

Anazawa Japanese
From Japanese 穴 (ana) meaning "hole, opening, pit" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Anbiru Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).

Anbu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Ambu).

Ando Japanese
From the Japanese 安 (an or yasu) "relax," "inexpensive," "low," and 藤 (to or fuji) "wisteria." The second character may indicate historical or familial links to the formerly powerful Fujiwara (藤原) clan.

Andoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Ando.

Andou Japanese
Variant transcription of Ando.

Anegakoji Japanese

Anegawa Japanese

Anekawa Japanese

Anekoji Japanese

Anenokoji Japanese

Anjo Japanese
An means "peace, relax, cheap" and jo means "castle".

Anjoh Japanese

Anjou Japanese

Anno Japanese
Means "of hermitage" in Japanese. A famous bearer is famous Japanese illustrator and children's educational book author Mitsumasa Anno (1926-present).

Anno Japanese
From Japanese 阿武 (Anno) meaning "Anno", a district in the former Japanese province of Nagatono in parts of present-day Yamaguchi, Japan.... [more]

Annō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).

Ano Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).

Anpiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ampiru.

Anpo Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect, maintain".

Anraku Japanese

Anshitsu Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.

Anzai Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace" and 西 (sai) meaning "west", 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship", or 済 (sai) meaning "settle, finish".

Anzan Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).

Aoba Japanese
青 (Ao) means "green, blue" and 葉 (ba) being a form of, ha meaning "leaf". This surname refers to a fresh leaf. ... [more]

Aochi Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and chi means "ground".

Aoda Japanese
So means "green, blue" and da is a form of ta meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aogaki Japanese
Variant of Aokaki.

Aoi Japanese
From Japanese 葵 "hollyhock, althea" or 碧 "blue". This name is a given name as well as a surname.

Aoike Japanese
青 (Ao) means "blue, green" and 池 (ike) means "pond, pool".

Aojima Japanese
Variant of Aoshima.

Aokaki Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and kaki means "fence".

Aomatsu Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and matsu means "pine".

Aomine Japanese
Written 青嶺 (青 ao, meaning "blue") (嶺 mine, meaning "peak"). It is the surname of a character in the anime/manga Kuroko no Basket.

Aono Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Aonuma Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Aosaka Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and saka means "slope, hill".

Aosaki Japanese
Ao means "blue, green" and saki means "promontory, cape, peninsula".

Aosawa Japanese
Ao means "blue, green" and sawa means "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Aoshima Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and shima means "island".

Aota Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aotsuki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 青 (ao) or 蒼 (ao) both meaning "blue" combined with 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon".

Aoyagi Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow".

Aozaka Japanese
Variant of Aosaka.

Aozaki Japanese (Rare)
Ao means "blue,somewhat green" & zaki means "blossom". So, Nobutaka "Blue Blossom",is an artist who was born in Japan,but now lives in New York as an artist who has been featured in magazines.

Aozawa Japanese
Variant of Aosawa.

Aozora Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "blue" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky".

Ara Japanese
From the Japanese 荒 (ara) "primitive," "rude," "crude."

Ara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安良 (see Yasura) or a form of Yasura but written 荒.

Arabe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).

Arabeya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "uncultivated, desolate", 部 (be) meaning "department, division; part", and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Arabiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough; harsh; intense", referring to rough land, and 引 (biki), from 引き (biki), the joining continuative form of 引く (hiku) meaning "to pull".

Arabuka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒深 (see Arafuka).

Arada Japanese
Variant of Arata.

Aradera Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新寺 (see Niidera).

Arafuka Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "uncultivated, desolate" and 深 (fuka) meaning "deep; profound". It may have been derived from Ara 2.

Aragaki Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "hedge, fence".

Arahi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough; harsh; intense", referring to rough land, and 樋 (hi) meaning "gutter".

Arahira Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough; harsh; intense" and 平 (hira) meaning "flat; flattened" or, in a dialect, "cliff", referring to a rough flatland or a rough cliff.... [more]

Arai Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Araidaira Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒平 (see Arahira).

Arakaki Japanese
Alternate romanization of Aragaki.

Arakawa Japanese
From 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild, violent" or 新 (ara) meaning "new" combined with 川/河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."

Araki Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Araki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).

Aramaki Japanese
Ara means "wild" and maki means "shepherd".

Aran Japanese
From 亜 (a), a phonetic character, and 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid."

Aranami Japanese
Ara (荒) means rough, wild. Nami (波) means wave(s).

Arano Japanese
Ara means "rough" and no means "field, plain".

Arao Japanese
Ara means "wild" and o means "tail".

Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Ara (荒) means "rough", oka (岡) means "hill", therefore, Araoka means rough hill

Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).

Araragi Japanese
Means "taxus cuspidata" in Japanese.

Araraki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).

Arase Japanese
Ara means "wild" and se means "ripple".

Arashi Japanese
This surname is used as 嵐 (ran, arashi) meaning "storm, tempest."... [more]

Arashi Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).